Autographic register.



H. H. KONERMAN AND F. E. WERGES.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14. 1919.

1 ,326AO6. Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

fimwm HARRY H. KONEBMAN, F NEWPORT, AND FREDERICK E. WERGES, 0F LUDLQW,KENTUCKY, ASSIGNORS TO THE GLOBE REGISTER @OMPANY, OE CINCINNATI,

QHIEU, ACOEPORATION 0F @HIO.

AUTUG-RAPHIC REGI$TElEt.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3th, M9119.

Application filed August It, 1919. Serial l lo. 317,560.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY H. lfonnn- MAN and FREDERICK E. i l 'nnsns,citiaens of the United States of America, and residents of Newport andlLudloW, respectively, in the counties of Campbell and Itilenton andState of Kentucky, have invented a new and IEU useful Improvement inAutographic Registers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is a simple and accurate means for feedingforward predetermined lengths of the sheets of paper in an autographicregister.

This object is attained by the means described in the specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:-

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of an autographio registershowing the paper feed mechanism embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aplan view of a piece of th paper used in the autographic registerembodying our invention.

The autographic register embodying our invention comprises a feed shaftA. upon which is secured feed rollers a, 0. in positions such that theyregister with supporting rollers B, B and when the feed shaft isrotatedco-act with the supporting rolls B, B in feeding the sheets of paperforward, while the imperforate parts of the sheet are between saidrollers, but which cease to be operative when the perforations d, al inthe webs D register with the rolls. To start the feed of the paperagain, we have provided a starting roll E, which is mounted loosely uponfeed shaft A, and which may be shifted thereon to cause its finger e toengage the teeth of a pinion F which is secured upon feed shaft A. -Themeans for shifting the roll E is a bar 9' which is mounted reciprocallyupon the under side of the casing H and has a lug g which engages agroove 6 in the roll E. For shifting the bar 9", we have provided a.handle G which projects through slots in the casing and engages the bar9. A spring 9 normally holds the bar in position such that the roll E isdisengaged from the plnion F.

Roll E is of a diameter such as to hold the sheets of paper D in contactwith the supporting roll B Roll E has a flattened portion e When thisflattened portion contacts with the paper, the paper is not held incontact with the supporting roll, B so that there is no tendency to bindroll E upon its shaft and cause it to rotate.

Feed shaft A is driven from the drive shaft K by a pinion is whichmeshes with a pinion a which is secured upon feed shaft A. Drive shaft Khas secured upon its outer end a crank by means of which it may beturned. Upon the shaft K the supporting rolls B, B B1 are secured.

Tn operation, to start the feed of the paper handle G is moved to bringfinger 6 into engagement with pinion F. This imparts rotation to theroll E, and causes the circular part of its periphery to feed the paperforward, so that the feed rolls a, a press the paper against the rollsB, B Then the rotill tation of the feed shaft A, will feed the paperforward As soon as the feed rolls a, a get a grip upon the paper, handleG is released'and the spring 9 carries the roll E to its normal positionout of engagement with the pinion F. Feed rolls (i a will feed the paperforward until the next row of perforation (Z, d thereon register withthe The turning of the feed shaft A then hasno efi'ect upon the paper.ltf itfeed rolls.

be desired to feed another set of tickets forward starter E must bebrought into operation as hereinbefore described.

lVhat we claim is: r

1. ln an autographic register the combination of supporting rolls, afeed shaft, rolls supported upon the feed shaft in registration withsome of the supporting rolls and adapted to contact with said supportingrolls in feeding paper, a starter roll mounted loosely upon the feedshaft adjacent to the other of the supporting rolls and a mecha nismadapted to shift the starter roll, to a position in which it becomesfixed upon its shaft and registers with said other supporting roll.

2. In an antographic register the combination of supporting rolls, afeed shaft, feed rolls secured upon the shaft in registration with someof the supporting rolls, a starting roll mounted loosely upon the feedshaft. clutch members for securing the starting roll upon the feedshaft, the clutch members being so located in relation to one of thesupporting rolls that when they fix' the is in registration With oneofthe supporting rolls,

3. In an autographic register the combination of paper supportingr0l1s,..a feed shaft. feed rolls secured upon the feed shaft inregistration With some of the supporting rolls, a starting r011 havingclutch members adapted to fix the starting roll upon the feed shaft, aspring normally holding the gust, 1919.

ma am clutch members separated, andia means for.

HARRY H. .KONERMAN.- EEEDEEroK E. WERGES.

